peter richards Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 hi peeps going to tunisia for a week this sunday flying from bristol. anyone been there , whats the situation with the currency , . thanks peter:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 been there twice now. is pretty cool. have no idea about currency. things i remember... 1. everyone touching my hair cos it was blonde 2. a man wanting to buy my sister with 2 camels 3. waking up very early when the guy at the top of the tower starts shouting 4. scorpions, everywhere! the little buggas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 mmm sounds like my kind of holiday!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 1. everyone touching my hair cos it was blonde Is it? Your hair looks 'strawberry blonde' in those pics on your website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 yeh i know. but when i was younger it was much blonder, especially after being in the sun for 2 weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 been there twice now. is pretty cool. have no idea about currency. things i remember... 1. everyone touching my hair cos it was blonde 2. a man wanting to buy my sister with 2 camels 3. waking up very early when the guy at the top of the tower starts shouting 4. scorpions, everywhere! the little buggas 2. is your sister quite fit then? seem to recall my dad only got offered one camel for my mum......unless it was the exhange rate at the time lol 4. also watch out for cockroaches....won't harm you but send a shiver down your spine when you step on one when you're not looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 yep - was there last feb..... which part you going to? we went to sousse .... honestly - brilliant place... brilliant food!! nightlife was...... diffrent lol - make sure you take enough of the good stuff with you as drinks cost arm and a leg over there!! - currency, i cant remember, but i got ripped of £5 for a bounty on my first day!!! plenty of local women - and stunning!! but - as i found out - few of them turned out to be call girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 2. is your sister quite fit then? seem to recall my dad only got offered one camel for my mum......unless it was the exhange rate at the time lol 4. also watch out for cockroaches....won't harm you but send a shiver down your spine when you step on one when you're not looking 2. im not answering that! 4. and dung beetles, plenty of them too. creppy crawlys in general! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 and if you come across a french tour guide name sereen - send her my love..... she was a real stunner, spoke 5 languages, had degree in biology... and a MASSIVE rack!!! i'll post pictures when i get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaf Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 i went there a few years ago, was nice and relaxing. stayed in a 5 star hotel etc. but there didnt seem to be a lot happening. would be the type of place i took the missus for a honeymoon or romantic break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 2. im not answering that! 4. and dung beetles, plenty of them too. creppy crawlys in general! 2. fair point mate, but a photo will do (no loaf required, i'll trust you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaf Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 man, all i ever saw was some dutch birds and they werent much cop although the masseuse at the hotel was very friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 man, all i ever saw was some dutch birds and they werent much cop although the masseuse at the hotel was very friendly we stayed at the "golden saweewa" .... the massuse there was....... well lets just say she had good hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I've been twice, once when I was very young and blonde so I got lots of attention and once at Christmas when I was of drinking age. I don't remember much about the first trip but the second was 'different' - great hotel on the outskirts of Hammamet but not much to do other than take a scary taxi ride into town to buy knock off gear and leather while being annoyed by the locals wanting to sell crap rugs. They seem friendly enough but the constant hassle gets annoying after a while. Expensive booze, weird local food and strange stuff to smoke out of large water-filled vases with hoses attached, the crisps come with a 2" deep layer of oil in the bottom of the bags and chocolate and whiskey cost a fortune. They seemed to love to trade local goods for pens and my old man flogged a fairly average 35mm camera to a local guy for double what he paid in the UK - buy good whiskey on the trip out and you'll probably be able to swap it for a leather jacket (or something similar) I wouldn't go again but now I'm older I'd probably appreciate the place a bit more - they run trips out into the Sahara for traditional meals under canvas, supposed to be worthwhile - we also went to Carthage but I didn't take as much interest as I should have. Tunis is an interesting day out for shopping. I wish I'd seen things like El Jem and taken in more of the culture, I'm not sure if that's worth putting up with people trying to sell me things all the time though.... maybe when I mellow out a bit Just check the local dresscodes for places you plan to visit so that you don't refused entry or upset anyone, they like the ladies covered up despite the fact they stare constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Look, i know the smell of dough turns you all to snivelling fools but for Pete's sake (see what i did there) can we get back onto the topic please? Tunisia is very hot so take protection. protection? the tunisian ones no good then? ps apologies to Pete, but would agree with Charlotte on that. it does get very hot out there so take 'protection'! also bear in mind the bugs, bartering etc....take in as much of the local culture as you can and you'll have a 'grate' time mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 well just got back from a full valet , im freezing . the place we are going is called port el kantoui.the hotel is the melia el mouradi palace 5 star . you girls stop bickering ,nice try to get the thread back on track shar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 hmm... sahara tour is ...... well.... it was ok i guess - they didnt have ketchup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 rosies waved her magic wand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 rosies waved her magic wand don't you mean magic 'wip'? i'll get my coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 How come the thread was pruned? Lots of waffle & nonsense or something? If that's the case, might as well delete most of the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 girls got carried away ro, didnt miss much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Girls carried away? What like with licking whipped cream off each other? Or is it not quite what i was imagining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 eerrm no ,how did the birthday go mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Did feck all dude, was out last saturday for it instead. I'm off work this week though which is a bonus though, not looking forward to going back though! Oh yeah i'll not hijack anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 this thread is now open to anyone who wants to talk about anything apart from tunisia. rosie , pingu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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